Commencement 2008

Sure, there are certainly some Tigers out there who are not fans of lengthy ceremonies with thousands of people, packed inside the Gordon Field House on a beautiful day. But whether the ceremony is your cup of tea or not, everyone can appreciate graduation weekend for the momentous occasion that it is.

Graduation Day is known for marking both a beginning and an end (usually the theme of any cookie-cutter commencement speech), but for an RIT student it is certainly a definitive moment in their life as a Tiger. It is the end of four (or five) years of experiential education and the beginning of what is to come next… the “real world.”

One of the most exciting things about this day is remembering and rediscovering the diversity that makes up the RIT family. The campus welcomes the families and friends of graduating students to celebrate a job well done.

Photo by A. Sue Weisler

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this year's event, the weekend turned out to be extremely successful. The commencement addresss was given to the class of 2008 on Friday morning, May 23. Following the keynote by RIT's own provost, Stan McKenzie - individual college ceremonies took place through the evening and into Saturday afternoon.